Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 787 · 40 questions

Memory tip (Each item pulls the next): Steps: picture the first item → link it to the next item → keep linking in order → replay the story. Use actions, not places: “a pen stirring tea in a cup” beats “a pen near a cup”. Every item needs its own link; skip one and that item is lost.

1. 1.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a coconut; the coconut rolls into a tent; the tent pulls a doll; the doll bounces onto a guava. Which item comes right after the van? (a) guava (b) van (c) tent (d) coconut
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
6. 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a ladder; the ladder tickles a monkey; the monkey rolls into an igloo; the igloo sits on a van. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) igloo (c) monkey (d) ladder
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a pencil; the pencil crashes into a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) monkey (b) inkpot (c) pencil (d) shoe
10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a needle; the needle sits on a ball; the ball crashes into a cat; the cat sings to a net. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) needle (b) kite (c) cat (d) net
13. 13.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a watch; the watch rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a jug; the jug bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) jug (b) watch (c) inkpot (d) candle
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a cat; the cat bounces onto a radio; the radio crashes into a pillow; the pillow sits on a pencil. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) cat (b) lemon (c) pencil (d) pillow
20. 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon pulls a flute; the flute sits on a glass; the glass crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella sings to an orange. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) orange (b) glass (c) spoon (d) flute
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a fan; the fan rolls into a ball; the ball tickles an apple; the apple sits on a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) ball (b) fan (c) pillow (d) apple
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent chases a rose; the rose sings to an anchor; the anchor rolls into a lemon; the lemon tickles an owl. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) rose (c) tent (d) anchor
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a lamp; the lamp chases a shoe; the shoe jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) ice cream (b) shoe (c) ball (d) lamp
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a glass; the glass crashes into a radio; the radio sings to a bucket; the bucket falls into a whistle. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) glass (b) bucket (c) duck (d) whistle
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a sock; the sock jumps over a tent; the tent tickles a rose; the rose sings to a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) sock (b) rose (c) coconut (d) rope
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a goat; the goat jumps over a net; the net pulls a ladder; the ladder sits on a banana. Which item comes right before the net? (a) goat (b) net (c) parrot (d) banana
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a shoe; the shoe rolls into a doll; the doll pulls a bucket; the bucket sings to an orange. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) shoe (b) orange (c) guava (d) bucket
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sings to an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a jug; the jug chases a key. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) key (b) inkpot (c) jug (d) umbrella
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a candle; the candle rolls into an anchor; the anchor sits on a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a needle. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) candle (b) needle (c) jug (d) anchor
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a jug; the jug rolls into a mango; the mango falls into a vase. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) fan (d) jug
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a wallet; the wallet tickles a mirror; the mirror chases a bucket; the bucket jumps over a van. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) bucket (b) mirror (c) orange (d) wallet
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant key tickles an umpire; the umpire sits on a van; the van crashes into a tent; the tent jumps over a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) net (b) tent (c) umpire (d) van
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a key; the key chases a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a lamp; the lamp falls into a ball. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) key (b) flute (c) lemon (d) lamp
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases an apple; the apple falls into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a rose; the rose rolls into a flute. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) flute (b) apple (c) radio (d) monkey
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases an ant; the ant pulls a vase; the vase crashes into a kettle; the kettle tickles a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) goat (b) flute (c) ant (d) vase

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